Government

AA chief: Stop-start bike lanes are bad for drivers & cyclists

Edmund King, OBE, tells road.cc he supports cycle infrastructure and says we'll see broader benefits of London Cycle Superhighways once construction is complete

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Stop Killing Cyclists targets DfT in pollution protest

Campaign group says government is doing too little to reduce air pollution that kills 9,500 Londoners per year

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Bollards to stop drivers hitting cyclists on bike track

Steps were taken to stop drivers pulling across cyclists' paths on Leicester's Newarke St bike track after two cyclists were hospitalised

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Councils will be “scrabbling for scraps” on cycle funding

Cycling minister tells road.cc it's up to local councils to lift cycle funding above £1.39 per head per year

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Cycle trips equivalent to 10% of bus journeys in London

New report highlights importance of continued investment in cycling ahead of London Mayoral elections, and announces new 'superhub' at Waterloo Station

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Video: Rush hour time-lapse at Amsterdam station’s new shared space

Watch as cyclists, pedestrians and scooter riders dance around each other

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London needs to talk about roads pricing for cars

London Cycling Campaign's Chief Executive says roads pricing needs to be "on the table" as an option to fund cycle infrastructure and keep the capital moving

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Has the government’s promised driving offences review been shelved?

Almost 2 years on, sentencing in driving cases to be part of wider review - coming by end of 2016?

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New South Wales set to be “worst state in world” for cyclists

Academic says new laws are anti-cyclist but government insists they will improve safety

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Concerns raised over “extreme” cuts to London cycling budget

London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, discovered London's cycling budget will more than halve by 2020, while cycling numbers are predicted to rise

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French senator calls for compulsory helmet law

Hervé Maurey says it would make riders safer - but cyclists defend their liberties

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Copenhagen’s “intelligent” traffic lights will speed up journeys for cyclists

Danish capital says signals able to identify people on bikes will cut journey times by a tenth

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Lance Armstrong’s lawyers say USPS should have known cycling a “cesspit” of doping

Disgraced cyclists legal team say government agency chose to turn a blind eye

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Transport for London considered charging cyclists for road use

BikeBiz Editor Carlton Reid quotes TfL as saying roads access charging for cyclists was on the cards

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Cycling Scotland reports growth – but can 2020 target possibly be hit?

Government wants to see 10 per cent of all journeys made by bike

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How Britain missed chance to ‘Go Dutch’ in the 1970s

UK government's dismissal of cycling four decades ago contrasts with Dutch decisions of same era

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World’s first public Park & Cycle facility proposed for Cambridge

Greater Cambridge City Deal consults on facility at Junction 12 of M11

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Gilligan urges new mayor to back Cycle Superhighway programme

Consultations launched into three protected routes today as elections loom

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Cycling debate reaches record 2.1m on social media

A Westminster cycling debate, attended by cross-party MPs, sent a "clear message" to government, say campaigners

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Lorry lobby “disappointed” at bid to improve cycle safety

Freight Transport Association says fitting glass doors to lorries will be costly and "without clear evidence"

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George Osborne “isn’t listening to evidence” on cycling investment

CTC calls roads investment rationale "questionable" and urges people to ask MPs to attend debate to try to reallocate existing roads fund to cycling

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Government wants YOUR views on use of mobile phones while driving

Consultation and survey launched over proposals to increase penalties

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Letting electric cars use bus lanes dangerous to cyclists says CTC

National cycling charity responds to government drive to increase uptake of cleaner vehicles

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South Dakota bill would make cyclists get off bike to let cars pass

State makes early bid for most ridiculous piece of cycling legislation ... but there is competition

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Cyclists to share bus lanes with electric cars in Milton Keynes and Derby

Cities are among four that share £40m in DfT funding to promote uptake of cleaner vehicles

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Work starts next week on “radical” cycling plans for Belfast

Campaigners say this is the start of a cycling revolution for the city...and the death of Cyclesaurus

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TfL working with police to keep motorists off Cycle Superhighways

Transport body says it may take time for everyone to get used to infrastructure

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100 Velib’ bikes fished out of Parisian canal

Fate of some of French capital's stolen hire scheme bikes uncovered as Canal St-Martin cleaned

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Fears for future of London cycling plans after mayoral election

Funding cuts and uncertainty over cycling commissioner role raise concerns

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Cyclist tailgated by car – on London Cycle Superhighway

Incident yesterday evening happened across road from TfL HQ

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